Consultant Psychiatrist
Posted 1 day 3 hours ago by NHS
The post advertised has become available as a replacement into an existing consultant complement. This is a 10-session post, providing senior medical input into community care and inpatient services for a defined population in North Monmouthshire. The post holder will be supported by secretarial and administrative staff and will have use of appropriate office space and Information Technology resource. You will also be supported by a Full Time Specialty Doctor.
The post holder will join a forward thinking, compassionate and proactive Community Mental Health Team (North Monmouthshire CMHT) who have been nominated for a number of NHS and community awards. The role will also require providing an acute service into the inpatient unit and the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) serving the area. There are strong links between the members of the multi-disciplinary/multi-agency team, GP's and voluntary agencies. The appointed consultant will need to be Section 12 approved and be able to assess for DoLs when needed.
Main duties of the jobThe post holder will be a senior member of the North Monmouthshire Mental Health Community Team, the Talygarn inpatient ward and the acute service covering the area. They will positively respond to requests from Team Members who need advice in the day-to-day management of adult patients in any setting within the borough and contribute to the development of adult mental health services in the borough.
Specific responsibilities of the post are listed in the next section.
As a senior employee of the Health Board, the post holder will work in close co-operation with and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Health Board's patients.
Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements:
- To ensure the provision of a high-quality clinical service
- To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
- To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
- To undertake all work in accordance with the Health Board's procedures and operating policies
- To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Division's and Health Board's service plans
- To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Medical Division or the Health Board
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy which opened in October 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Job responsibilitiesFor further information please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification in the attached documents.
This position involves Regulated Activity with adults as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) and the following checks will be undertaken following any conditional offer:
- Enhanced check with barred list information, including - an adults barred list check
Applicants must hold full registration and a licence to practice with the GMC.
Candidates for Consultant posts must also be on the GMC Specialist Register (including via CESR/European Community Rights) or will have a CCT/CESR(CP) date within 6 months of interview.
Person Specification Qualifications- As per person specification
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.